Erdem Çolak

Manifesta, Art, Society and Politics (eBook, PDF)

Creating a New Europe through Contemporary Art

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first monograph fully dedicated to critically investigating the political, economic, artistic, urban, and societal relationships of Manifesta - European Biennial of Contemporary Art, a European nomadic biennial initiated in the post-Cold War era. Despite being one of the most important recurrent exhibitions taking place in Europe, surprisingly little has been written about it since the mid-2000s, Manifesta, Art, Society and Politics provides a deeply-researched and engaging analysis of the the critically overlooked Manifesta exhibitions, as well as it's changing goals and discourse since the first edition in 1996.

The book is split into four parts, divided by theme and following the exhibitions chronologically. Providing a comprehensive overview of one of the most important biennials in Europe, Manifesta, Art, Society and Politics investigates the relationship between large-scale art exhibitions, culture-led regeneration, and urban transformation. It is essential reading for students and researches of exhibition and curatorial studies, art history, and cultural studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350375819
• Artikelnr.: 69954198

Autorenporträt

Erdem Çolak is an artist and a lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Middle East Technical University, Turkey.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Introduction Part One:
Manifesta and "The East of the West" (Manifesta 1 - Manifesta 3) 1.
Globalization, Manifesta and the "East of the West" 2. Institutional,
Infrastructural and Discursive Backdrop for Manifesta 3. Curatorial and
Artistic Strategies of Manifesta in Its First Decade Part Two: Branding
Regions Through Manifesta (Manifesta 4 - Manifesta 9) 4. New Regionalism,
Creative Cities and Manifesta 5. Manifesta's Interests in its Second
Decade: The Urban and Education 6. Curatorial and Artistic Strategies of
Manifesta in its Second Decade Part Three: Safety First: Manifesta's Flight
to Non-EU Territories (Manifesta 10 - Manifesta 11) 7. Manifesta's "Second
Eastern Expedition" to St. Petersburg 8. What People, Contemporary Art
Biennials and Municipalities Do for Money? The Case of Manifesta 11 -
Zurich Part Four: Manifesta and the Urban - Vol. II (Manifesta 12 -
Manifesta 14) 9. Revitalizing Cities Through Art Conclusion Summary
Appendices References Notes